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Warner Bros.

'Gremlins' (1984) Joe Dantes anarchic comedy horror thriller is jam-packed with movie in-jokes, including Forbidden Planet, Its a Wonderful Life and countless more. But the movie about nasty little creatures run amok in a small town is mostly revered among the anti-Christmas crowd for actress Phoebe Cates monologue about how she found out theres no Santa Claus. We wont relate the entire speech here, just know that it involves a missing father, a decomposed body and a slightly charred Santa Claus suit.

'Gremlins' (1984) Joe Dantes anarchic comedy horror thriller is jam-packed with movie in-jokes, including Forbidden Planet, Its a Wonderful Life and countless more. But the movie about nasty little creatures run amok in a small town is mostly revered among the anti-Christmas crowd for actress Phoebe Cates monologue about how she found out theres no Santa Claus. We wont relate the entire speech here, just know that it involves a missing father, a decomposed body and a slightly charred Santa Claus suit. (Warner Bros.)

'Gremlins' (1984) Joe Dantes anarchic comedy horror thriller is jam-packed with movie in-jokes, including Forbidden Planet, Its a Wonderful Life and countless more. But the movie about nasty little creatures run amok in a small town is mostly revered among the anti-Christmas crowd for actress Phoebe Cates monologue about how she found out theres no Santa Claus. We wont relate the entire speech here, just know that it involves a missing father, a decomposed body and a slightly charred Santa Claus suit.